At least 20 killed, 21 injured in Pakistan-China highway bus accident

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 20 people were killed and 21 others were injured Friday in a bus accident on the Pakistan-China highway.

The victims were aboard a passenger bus that overturned on the Karakoram Highway in the Diamer district of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, said rescue officials.

The Karakoram Highway connects the South Asian nation with China at the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The bus, which was traveling from Rawalpindi in the Punjab province to Gilgit, got involved in the accident near Gunar Farm at around 05.30 a.m. (0030GMT), according to the Pakistani daily, Dawn.

The injured passengers were rushed to the nearby Chilas Hospital.